Party Of The (New) Year 2008

Friday we had our company's crazy New Year Party, that was formally known as the Late Christmas Party. It was wild, to say the least. As usual, alcohol was free flowing and everyone was dressed fancy. Me the boring one was wearing almost the same stuff I wore last year with a few additions (like really tight leather pants, police baton and kinky furry handcuffs).



As you can see, I was quite drunk along with everyone else. By the end of the night my tight leather pants was torn all over and I had to throw it away. More pix when they're published on the company's website next time!

Thursday we went to try a new golf course (new because we hadn't played there before) in Skudai, Johor. Its called Pulai Springs and it was the worst maintained course I've seen, actually. I had no excuse for my lousy game and I ended up with a score of 133, Youlong 132 and Eugene 111. All of us didn't do to well. Maybe its the stress from the KPGA participants playing there.

The Soc Gen fraud case that cost the French private bank EUR4.9 yards is extremely disturbing. Largely, because it squared off most of its positions on Monday and Tuesday while the whole market was selling off (causing Dow futures to hit its limit down figure of -650!) thereby prompting the Fed to cut rates 75 bp. The question now is whether SG's liquidating of trades during that period was a factor in prompting the emergency cut (not seen since 911) because if so, then chances are that the Fed wun be so eager to cut rates this week anymore. And considering that the market has priced in a 50bp cut already, brace yourselves for more volatility ahead.

Monday is gonna look quite ugly.

Heroes Addict

Its true.

Just bought the set of DVDs.

Watching it all over.

Again.

Muddy Muddy LC

Posted by the wifey:

yes.. my ultimate name is LC :)

it's sunday again & boss & i were down at the SK field for our ultimate game *beams* early this morning we received news that we have a change in team. negative thots clouded our minds - were we so lousy that the previous team requested us to be out of their team? is the new team gg to be ok? are the pple gg to be frenly? would it be awkward to see the old team?

the thots all fall into place when we were there. the old team mates weren't aware that we are off the team (though i cannot be sure if they were happy to hear the news from us)... later the afternoon, after our game with the new team, we bumped into jason who apologied to us, telling us that he hope we wun think he purposely wanted or requested us out... and so i faked the "yah lor.. we were so upset cos we thot u guys dun wan us" keke..

the new team turned out to be good. :) lots of young pple who focused on the basics and the fundamentals. they were all damn pro so in a way there isn't much of a pressure when i dun really contribute, cos somehow i know if i play lousy, the others will just cover up. :p 4 girls today means lots of running... and they all thot i could run well and so kept asking me to watch the good runners.. i nearly puke from the running and my blister is getting from bad to worse...

couple of cute guys too! guess that is the main and super plus point! there is this guy with a weird name (cannot remember how to spell) who is damn pro and so cute!!! gosh!!! *blush* was talking to boss about it after the game and he commented that i was semi flirting with him... gosh! was it really so obvious?! keke!!! yeah!!!

got to go bathe liaoz... and this is the part that i hate!!! got to do all the washing of the mud-filled shirt, shorts, shoes and socks... wuah!!!

Saxo Soccer Saturday

Played soccer this morning at the regular place. Had quite a good turnout this time compared to the last. Still slowly chugging along my quest to slim down and live a healthier life. Now I've managed to keep a tight schedule of street soccer on Saturday mornings, ultimate frisbee on Sunday afternoons and cage soccer on Monday nights. Lets hope this keeps up. And if the company succeeds in plans of organizing the weekly cage soccer on Tuesday/Thursday nights, then my slimming reso should be in good hands. That means drinking on Wednesdays and Fridays won't be so bad anymore.

Meanwhile, its a really wet Saturday...

Dow Jones tanked 246 points yesterday night. The bear has begun.

Resolutions 2008

Happy new year everyone!

A new year has begun so lets hope its a better one for me!

I've given my resolutions quite some thought and decided to settle with the following resolutions that I want to achieve.

1) Drink less alcohol - This is quite a no brainer considering that since I started my current job in late '06, my drinking habits have mutated from occasional (once or twice a month) to heavy (one or twice a week) to washed up (more than thrice a week). Its tough keeping a tight lid on myself considering my boyz' partying ways, but sooner or later there needed to come a choking point. Friday, 14th Dec, 2007 was THAT day. I hope we have reached the peak in alcohol consumption. Things can only get better from here. Aim is to drink/party no more than twice a month.

2) Exercise more - I can't help but tie this in together with point 1. More time spent partying and drinking = less time spent exercising. And drinking is bad for my tummy while exercising is good of course. Even street soccer saturdays have failed to keep my ever-expanding waistline in check. I currently weigh in at a hefty 80kg. Aim is to perspire for half an hour at least twice a week (sex will not count!) and keep my weight below 80kg.

3) Eat healthier - This one the wifey had to add. A stressful job requires fast food. And fastfood is what I almost always eat. I probably have enough Macdonald's member points to redeem 11 cheeseburgers last I checked. Luckily the company provides ample fruit for snacky consumption in the office. Aim is to eat at home or eat hawker food more and have one fruit a day.

4) Earn more money #1- No resolution compilation of mine will be complete without something about my money! 2007 was a stellar year for me earnings-wise, and I hope the momentum continues! Making hay while the sun shines at work and trying to lift the low salary I'm getting will be continued into 2008. Aim is to earn 30% more than in 2007.

5) Earn more money #2 - While one hand gets, the other hand gives. To the market, that is. A stellar year in earnings has been offset by a lousy year in investments. Stock purchases have done pretty poorly throughout 2007 and I would've ended the year quite bloodied in the red, frankly, if not for one super purchase. Worse still was the foray into Forex which is burned my pockets deep and am only beginning to turn up. Still very much in the red nonetheless. And don't even bother talking about savings (cash in hand) for I have hardly any. (especially after the purchase of house & furniture). Aim is to earn a 10% yield on the total sum of all invested funds.

Thats it for 2008. All quite realistic and attainable, hopefully with enough will I can push myself to greater heights!

A Look Back At Resolutions For 2007

Its New Year's eve and I'm gonna be spending it with the wifey and the wifey alone, in a couple of hours time!

Our (My) grand masterplan is to go to the Marina Bay Golf Course at 11+ , by which time I'm expecting it to be closed. From the 3rd and 4th stories of the driving range, you can get a good view of Marina Bay (else the name?) and the city. Hopefully there arn't too many people as brilliant as my good self. A nice snack (unhealthy potato chips and beverage) should top up the night to be a memorable one.

Dun copy me ah!

Anyway, at the beginning of the year, I came up with my 2007 resolutions. Luckily I have only three and I can look back and say that I've met most of them (2/3 isn't too bad!).

1. Succeeded! Only because I drive less too.

2. This one I didn't meet. Almost, but didn't. But I'm happy with my performance anyways.

3. Succeeded! Myaybe I'm maturing.

Well, I'll be coming up with my 2008 resos soon so watch this space! Meanwhile I gotta give up the computer for the wifey to write her final blog of 2007 too!

Cya 2007, happy new year everyone!!!

Testing Testing From Compassvale

My internet connection is finally up! Here in Sengkang!

Yay!

Going back to work soon.

Boo!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

I better post this fast.

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Spent Christmas eve at Bock Lian's place last night and got back to Sengkang only around 4am. Its finally in liveable conditions (by my standards!) and its coming up quite nicely.

Nonetheless more work needs to be done and thankfully I've got till the New Year to continue slogging on the new home!

Just subscribed to StarHub's MaxOnline dunno if its any good but if all goes well, I'll be online in Sengkang by Thursday!

:)

117

Ok, so its not exactly PGA material, but! My best ever score on an 18-hole golf course.

Went to SouthLinks in Batam today with the boyz and had a fantastic time. I think I'm definitely improving and my tee-offs are getting pretty okay! The irons are looking good after I switched from 5/7 to 4/6. Putting let me down a wee bit though.

I even had a par on the 4th hole! Though hole 8 I was playing ping-pong between two bunkers with the flag in between. Tony himself hit a sub 100 for the first time while Youlong's putting killed him (if not he should have done much better).

We finished the course in a little under 4 hours, got baked in the sun, lost only 4 balls, and slept most of the journey back (okay I'm really tired but I couldn't sleep due to the lousy boat ride back, but the other two did!).

Maybe its time to take golf a wee bit more seriously.

Sengkang Resident

Sengkanger?

Sengkangite?

Sengkangian?

They all don't sound very nice.

Nonetheless, I am now a Sengkang resident. Not fully moved in, but I officially spent my first night in my new home over the weekend.We spent the weekend painting (yet again) and we're STILL not fully done yet. Left with one last room.

The TV also came early evening today and its huge! So happy that at least that's one of our key requirements fulfilled. We'll have to wait for the next month's salary to cash in before we can think about what to get next. So now we still make do without a fridge, any beds, sofa set and cable/internet connection.

So happy with our home location. We're walking distance between Compass Point in front and Rivervale Plaza at the back. Walked to both places to recce over the weekend. All that complemented by a really good coffee shop beside out MSCP. We'll never go hungry!

Our neighbours are really friendly too, except for a barking dog by the name of Jackie. He'll bark at any of you if you ever do visit, but bare with it, for hit helps not only our neighbours but us as well to guard our cosy little corner.

The house is also windy as hell. Last night we had to sleep on the cold hard floor only with my company's beach mats to rest on (wasn't helpful). I had to eventually switch the fan off because it was already so cold and we had to resort to using some old curtains (which we wanted to dispose of) as blankets. Brrrr!

That's about it. But if I haven't personally told you already, Sengkang is definitely gonna be the next Bishan! This little enclave in the North-eastern end of Singapore may seem ulu papaya to alot of you, but with the limited time I've spent here, I see red-hot potential.

The demographic is just starting to ripen, mainly young couples and young families all over the neighbourhood. Its very public transport oriented (LRT, NEL, lotsa bicycles and bus services). The crowds at its malls are teeming with people daily, clearly shouting for more facilities to be built. Sports complex and Town council building coming up in 2008. KPE linking straight to ECP. Punggol Marina (at least they're serious this time!). Good pri and sec schools. And (surprise!) condos and private property coming up in the area.

Most of these you don't have to be a genius to figure out once you drop by for a visit. But its also probably the only suburb thats got its own website as www.sengkang.com

Haha. Ok, anymore ranting and its all gonna look like a sales pitch from me.

Let me know if you're my neighbour!!!